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Hiking accidents in Malaysia claim 63 lives over past five years

Records from 2021 to 2025 showed a total of 1,059 accidents, involving 87 injuries and 63 deaths.

Trapped on Everest for days, Nepali survivor Dawa Sherpa recounts escape

Everest survivor Dawa Sherpa rests during his recovery at a hotel in Kathmandu on June 18.

Everest survivor out of intensive care, as probe calls grow

Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of Mount Everest on May 30. He was found on June 4.

A Sherpa survived 6 days alone on Everest. His family says he was abandoned

Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 4.

Nigeria's military rescues 360 hostages in Borno state

Missing Malaysian hiker’s rescue hailed a ‘miracle’

Indigenous Malaysians found a battered Jaslinda Saludin late on June 6 in a forested area near the small town of Tapah.

Family of ‘miracle’ Everest survivor demands probe into rescue efforts

Nepali climber Dawa Sherpa dragged himself off Mount Everest six days after being abandoned.

Indonesia volcano erupts, forcing airport to close

Journalists photograph a screen showing the movement of volcanic ash from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki at the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office in East Nusa Tenggara.

With good weather and internet access, record number of climbers scale Everest

Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window – a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts – contributed to a surge of successful ascents.

Singaporean hiker fractures arm while descending Malaysia’s Gunung Datuk

Rescuers brought the Singaporean down on a stretcher, before handing him over to medical personnel.

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